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Jackpot! Golden Knights merchandise flying off shelvesBy The Associated PressVegas Golden Knights merchandise is flying off the shelves, with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's jersey leading the way.Specific numbers weren't immediately available Tuesday, but the NHL says the team's overall North American sales have been very strong.''The Vegas Golden Knights are...

AP Hockey WriterNHL stays with status quo as Canada pot legalization loomsBy STEPHEN WHYNOAs Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.Early on, marijuana was touted to the enforcer as a healing option.''I started...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn't have to wait this long the last time he was drafted. Nashville Predators rookie forward Filip Forsberg suddenly has another new car to go with the Jaguar he just bought two weeks ago.The players had the distinction of being...

Associated PressWagner scores twice as Kings end Jets' win streak, 4-1By DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) Austin Wagner scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a four-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.Alex Iafallo and Nate Thompson each had a goal and...

AP Sports WriterLehner stops 35 shots, Islanders beat Coyotes 3-1By JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The New York Islanders were a step slow and gave up an early goal - not the best way to start the second game of a back-to-back.Once the Islanders scored, they started buzzing and...

Associated PressBoedker scores on power play in Sharks' 2-0 win over BluesBy RICK EYMERSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Mikkel Boedker scored San Jose's first power-play goal in a month, helping lift the Sharks past the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Thursday night.Tomas Hertl added an empty-net goal in the...

AP Hockey WriterFormer NHL goalie Ray Emery drowns in Hamilton, OntarioBy STEPHEN WHYNOFormer NHL goaltender Ray Emery has drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. He was 35.Hamilton Police said Emery was identified as the victim of the swimming accident Sunday morning. Staff sergeant Paul Evans said police received...

The Anaheim Ducks have acquired center Kyle Wilson from Tampa Bay in exchange for right wing Dan Sexton. The clubs announced the swap of minor league forwards Monday. Wilson has played in 39 NHL games and has five points in 22 AHL games this season with Syracuse. The Lightning acquired the...

Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot gets 8-year extensionOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has agreed to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension.The agreement locks up another member of Ottawa's young core. The rebuilding Senators, coming off a last-place finish, signed center Colin White to a six-year extension...

The Calgary Flames and the Anaheim Ducks will meet on the ice at Honda Center on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Calgary at Anaheim When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 10, 2015 Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California TV: 10 p.m. ET, NBCSN, RSN, TVA PREDICTION: Ducks 5, Flames 2 Join BetOnline and...

AP Sports WriterBishop now the Stars goalie trying to beat Blues in playoffsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBen Bishop grew up rooting for the St. Louis Blues before being drafted by them. He remembers being in the stands at 14 years old during a playoff series against the Stars and wholeheartedly taking...

AP Sports WriterGuentzel's OT winner lifts Penguins over Panthers 3-2By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Jake Guentzel scored on a breakaway 2:44 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.Guentzel took a lead pass from Sidney Crosby and slipped a backhand by Roberto...